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Apr, 05, 2014 0
As we sat in the waiting room just outside the coronary care unit at University of Maryland Hospital a middle-aged woman, who looked as if she had been camping out in the waiting room, sat alone. At one point she shared how her husband had been slowly deteriorating and had been in desperate need of…
Apr, 05, 2014 0
As faithful disciples, we are committed to growing in our relationships with Christ so we can be God's witnesses. However, the overarching question is "how" do we become Christlike?
How we answer this question will determine how we live our lives. Christlikeness can become more of a reality as we…
Mar, 26, 2014 0
Despite all the options for electronic organizers available to us today, the Nazarene Day-By-Day pocket calendar is still in circulation. I have kept all of mine for the past 31 years.
My most recent copies do not look worn because they were not in my hands as frequently as those I used constantly…
Feb, 18, 2014 0
Jerry Frye has been pastor of the Eldon, Missouri, Church of the Nazarene for close to 40 years. In those three-plus decades, the church has expanded and has become more community minded
and world conscious. One way that has occurred is through the church's focus on missions. And that focus has…
Feb, 12, 2014 0
As a somewhat awkward junior high kid at Western Oaks School in Oklahoma City, I took a drafting class. We had a drawing table, a T-square ruler, some big tablets of paper, and sharp pencils. We tried to draw plans for building projects on a very basic level. I thought I might want to be an…
Dec, 30, 2013 0
On August 8, 2013, I was ordained an elder in the Church of the Nazarene. Some would say that it was the culmination of a nine-year journey that began when I received my first district minister's license in 2004. I tend to think of it as the culmination of a 23-year journey, stemming all the way…
Dec, 30, 2013 0
Today, new opportunities for ministry are opening around the world. Check out this example of an urban coffee house that is serving up more than coffee. Cory Stipp (CS) is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. He has been in ministry for 15 years holding associate pastor roles in…
Dec, 29, 2013 0
Q: As a local church Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) superintendent, how can I transition our local church from a Sunday School model to a discipleship model that includes spiritual formation, intentional discipleship, and Christian Education?
A: Remember, "Methods…
Dec, 29, 2013 0
Q: As a local church Sunday School and Discipleship Ministries International (SDMI) superintendent, how can I transition our local church from a Sunday School model to a discipleship model that includes spiritual formation, intentional discipleship, and Christian Education?
A: Remember, "Methods…
Dec, 29, 2013 0
What is Mentoring?
The definition of mentoring depends on the person, the situation, and the goal. Mainly, it is pouring yourself into another life to help that person learn and grow.
In a professional or career sense, a mentor may be someone in the career you'd like to pursue. For example, if…